Photo: Kevlar67 · Public domainSmoky Lake County sits 40% below Alberta’s towns on home values
Owners put the median home at $240,000 at the 2021 census; for Alberta’s towns the median is $400,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. No sales are published for towns in Alberta, Smoky Lake County included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Smoky Lake County’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $268K
- Owners
- 950
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Alberta’s towns
- $297K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the assessment roll, Smoky Lake County’s houses sit 41% below Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,755 homes in Smoky Lake County, detached houses 81% of them.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Alberta’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
A town of houses: 91% of the homes in Smoky Lake County stand alone (Alberta’s towns: 64%)
Smoky Lake County had 1,500 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Smoky Lake County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 18% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 25% | 8% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Permits in Smoky Lake County ran at 6 homes a year per 1,000, near the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Smoky Lake County issued permits for 54 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 9 a year. 98% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 12 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Smoky Lake County is 40% below the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
478 of Alberta’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Smoky Lake County: Smoky Lake
The places around Smoky Lake County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 20–49 km from Smoky Lake County.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Lake County | $240K | $268K | 80% | |
| Smoky Lake | $200K | $219K | 74% | 19.5 |
| Two Hills County No. 21 | $280K | $290K | 89% | 48.8 |
| Lamont County | $348K | $385K | 92% | 49.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Smoky Lake County
How many households in Smoky Lake County are in core housing need?
In Smoky Lake County, 25% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Smoky Lake County expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Smoky Lake County to less.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).